The Fourth Kind (2009)

Director:

Olatunde Osunsanmi

Writers (WGA):

Olatunde Osunsanmi (screenplay)
Olatunde Osunsanmi (story) &
Terry Robbins (story)

Release Date:

6 November 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

There are four kinds of alien encounters. The fourth kind is abduction.

Plot:

A thriller involving an ongoing unsolved mystery in Alaska, where one town has seen an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances during the past 40 years and there are accusations of a federal cover up.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Alaska | Owl | Abduction | Investigation

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Milla Jovovich	...	Abbey Tyler
Charlotte Milchard	...	The 'Real' Dr. Abbey Tyler
Will Patton	...	Sheriff August
Hakeem Kae-Kazim	...	Awolowa Odusami
Corey Johnson	...	Tommy Fisher
Enzo Cilenti	...	Scott Stracinsky
Elias Koteas	...	Abel Campos
Eric Loren	...	Deputy Ryan
Mia McKenna-Bruce	...	Ashley Tyler
Raphaël Coleman	...	Ronnie Tyler
Daphne Alexander	...	Theresa
Alisha Seaton	...	Cindy Stracinski
Tyne Rafaeli	...	Sarah Fisher
Pavel Stefanov	...	Timothy Fisher
Kiera McMaster	...	Joe Fisher

Also Known As:

"The 4th Kind" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violent/disturbing images, some terror, thematic elements and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | Aboriginal

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44661) | Japan:G | Ireland:15A | Singapore:PG | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) (Canadian Home Video rating) | UK:15 | Brazil:16 | Netherlands:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Malaysia:18SG | Argentina:16 | Mexico:B15 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

"The Fourth Kind" is a reference to scientist J. Allen Hynek's famous categories involving the sightings of UFOs. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) also referred to this scale.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: In the movie the main character lives in a large house surrounded by trees. There are no trees (or none to speak of) in Nome, Alaska.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Abbey Tyler:I'm actress Milla Jovovich, and I will be portraying Dr. Abigail Tyler in The Fourth Kind. This film is a dramatization of events that occurred October 1st through the 9th of 2000, in the Northern Alaskan town of Nome. To better explain the events of this story...

Movie Connections:

References Communion (1989)

Great Way to Tell a Story

I'll admit that I'm a bit of a ufo buff and have always been a fan of movies like "fire in the sky" and "communion". I had high hopes for this movie since i first saw the trailer and am really glad i got a chance to see it opening weekend. this movie met and even exceeded what i had been hoping for. it is chilling, thought provoking and suspenseful. plus it tells the story in a completely unique way that - at least for me - was extremely effective. i thought the use of archival footage and reenactments was pretty amazing and it left me wondering the whole time how much could possibly be real. (while i believe that alien abduction has and does occur, i also realize that filmmakers do what they need to do to tell a story. for me, that space of wonder is part of the fun.) overall i though the performances were very good and am happy to see mila stretch a little bit as an actress. i still think she's capable of even more but i thought this was a smart choice for her that she pulled off successfully. i think a lot of people are going to be talking about this movie.